SALVATION---ONLY OR ALONE?--BY STEVE FINNELL
HOW MANY TIMES IN THE BIBLE ARE THE WORDS ONLY OR ALONE USED WHEN REFERENCING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SALVATION? TO OBTAIN A CLEAR UNDERSTAND OF GOD'S WORD YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER ALL OF THE SCRIPTURES OF ANY PARTICULAR TEACHING.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SALVATION!
Mark 16:16 He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
Jesus did not say he who has only believed shall be saved.
Jesus did not say he who has only been baptized shall be saved.
Acts 15:7-11...Peter stood up....11 But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are."
Peter did not say they were saved by grace alone.
Acts 16:29-31....They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
Paul and Silas did not say believe only and you will be saved.
Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
Paul did not say confess with your mouth only and you will be saved.
Paul did not say believe in the resurrection of Jesus only and you will be saved.
Titus 3:5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
Paul did not He saved us by mercy alone.
Paul did not say He saved us by washing of regeneration alone.
Paul did not say He saved us by renewing by the Holy Spirit alone.
1 Peter 3:20-21....Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you....
Peter did not say that baptism alone saves you.
Acts 3:19 Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;
Peter did not say repent only and you will have your sins wiped away.
Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Peter did not say repent only and your sins will be forgiven.
Peter did not say be baptized only and your sins will be forgiven.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SALVATION
GRACE
FAITH
REPENTANCE
CONFESSION
WATER BAPTISM
REQUIREMENTS FOR SALVATION
GRACE
FAITH
REPENTANCE
CONFESSION
WATER BAPTISM
THERE IS JUST ONE ONLY AND THAT IS JESUS AS THE ONLY SAVIOR.
Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else...
The only place you find the terms saved by grace alone and saved by faith only is in man-made creed books. YOU CANNOT FIND THOSE TERMS IN THE BIBLE!
Hi Steve,
ReplyDeleteA slight correction. Salvation comes from reliance (Faith Through Belief Alone) upon the God supplied, sacrifice, Y'shua, through his Grace,for the forgiveness of our sins. That is what the whole counsel of God says. Belief is a frame of mind that initiates a desire to follow the God's way. That's salvation, pure and simple.
Repentance and confession, are the first natural desires, of a True Believer, not requirements. They are the results of salvation of a True Believer, again, not requirements.
Baptism is simply the first act of obedience. The First Fruits of a True Believer.
Anything other than that, you are adding to what the Messiah did on the cross. Our acts cannot compare to what the Messiah did on the Cross.
Regards,
Keith